Remember When Aug. 20, 2020

10 years ago (2010)
•When nurses Eileen Hocking and Glenda DeBoer retired from Sanford Hospital in July, they had accumulated 100 years of nursing experience in Luverne between them.
The two sit in a restaurant booth reflecting on their 50 years together working in the medical field in Luverne.
Both arrived in Luverne as newlyweds in the early 1960s. Hocking came fresh from St. Mary’s nursing school in Rochester, following by a brief stint at University Hospital in Minneapolis.
DeBoer landed in Luverne in 1961 after working in California and Washington state while her husband served in the Navy. She received her schooling at St. Joseph’s Nursing School in Mitchell, S.D.
 
25 years ago (1995)
•Pinnacle Programs Inc. celebrates its grand opening Friday with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. …
Pinnacle Programs, located in the former Magnolia school, opened in late June and is licensed to house 20 people between the ages of 13 and 19. The facility currently houses nine clients, some of whom are from the southwest Minnesota area and throughout Minnesota. Pinnacle employs 30 people, most of whom are from Rock and Nobles counties.
 
50 years ago (1970)
•Now that they’re open, they are really doing the business.
Weeks stretched into months on the construction project, involving the building of two rest area buildings, the road work, tree planting, and picnic table placing on I-90, about two miles west of Adrian. But since the barricades were removed, and the areas were declared open at 11 a.m. on Aug. 4, an estimated 10,000 persons have used the facilities.
A count made in the registration book on the north side of the highway (the area used by west-bound travelers) showed 1,419 had signed the book during the first 10 days it was open. Visitors included persons from nearly all the states including Alaska and Hawaii. Two foreign countries were listed, Colombia and Germany. Many signatures were those of individuals but an equally large number were “Mr. and Mrs. and family.” Nearly everyone who stops makes a trip to the restroom. Dozens of families use the picnic tables, particularly at mealtime.
 
75 years ago (1945)
•They’re expecting big things from John Reimer, Luverne, at Saturday’s high school All-Star Football Game at Memorial stadium.
The Luverne high school athlete has gained considerable attention during practice sessions the past week because of his punting ability. To date, he has shown up as the best punter of both squads, the South and the North.
Sid Hartman, Minneapolis Times sports writer says, “It may be a Reimer punt that will make the break that will decide the outcome of this first annual Daily Times football classic. …
“Reimer was one of the best punters in Southern Minnesota last year while playing for Luverne. Time after time, he got off punts of 70 yards or better to keep his team in the games. In addition to his kicking prowess, Reimer is a better-than-average passer and does a good job of running with the ball. In high school he ran the high and low hurdles and this ability doesn’t do his football game any harm. He weighs 185 pounds and stands six-foot-three. He will share the South’s punting duties with St. Peter’s Bob Overson.”
 
100 years ago (1920)
•The stockholders of the Farmers National bank, of this city with the approval of the comptroller of the currency at Washington, D.C., have increased the capital stock of the institution $25,000, making the total capital stock $50,000.
The increase was made by transferring $25,000 from the surplus fund to the capital stock fund, and this still gives the bank a surplus fund of $11,000. The additional stock has been apportioned to old stockholders, each one of whom received as many of the new stock certificates as he held of the old shares.